Mon.Jan 02, 2012

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The Leader And The Peacock In The Closet

Terry Starbucker

Success is a beautiful thing. We all want it, because it’s the undisputed champion in measuring our professional selves. We know it’s hard to get, and that’s what makes it all the more satisfying. We cherish it, because we know what it’s like to fail (because we all do). So, when it happens, there’s the part of us that wants to strut around like a peacock.

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The Leadership Love-in

In the CEO Afterlife

I’ve read scads of books, blogs and journals on leadership. Everything I read has been said before – maybe in a different way and usually with different supportive examples; yet, I can’t seem to stay away from the subject. Apparently, neither can others. Leadership books, blogs, and tweets continue to command an impressive share of human interest as expressed by various readership analytics.

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3 Stretch Goals for Your Way of Being

Persuasive Powerhouse

As you begin to think about your goals for 2012, you might find yourself stumped. What new goals will you have? What would be the most effective way to upgrade your leadership (besides subscribing to this blog or hiring me )? We often think of the goals we need to do ; that big project that needs to be completed, the performance evaluations that you want to do on time, staying under budget, or connecting with customers.

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From defeated pessimist to realistic optimist

Leadership Freak

Pessimists can’t lead. Pessimism serves leaders, however. Solving problems requires you first see and acknowledge them. If you plan to move forward, stop dancing around the elephant. Ask hard questions. Additionally, successful leadership includes looking down the road anticipating and preparing for failures, challenges, and problems. If it can go wrong, eventually it will.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Creating a Work Space That Promotes Your Productivity

Kevin Eikenberry

Everyone reading these words has a place where they work. And most of you have a place where you work best. The goal of this article is to help you make sure those places are the same. As a business owner, I have more degrees of freedom to consciously create a space that works for [.].

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What Do Women Want?

Women on Business

It’s really simple. What women want is to be heard! We do not need to have the problems solved for us. However, before we can make change happen we require dialogue, discussion, debate. In my book “GUTSY: How Women Leaders Make Change”, I did some digging to consider basic things that have been handed to us that have become part of who we are, part of our culture.

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The Importance of Reflection

Women on Business

As the new year dawns we inevitably find ourselves thinking backward and forward. Maybe we have had bad experiences with “new years resolutions” or at the very least have friends who have set forth with good intentions only to lose focus very early in the new year. Regardless of the jokes or bad press we hear about new years resolutions it is very healthy to take time for regular reflection on ones life, goals and dreams.

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What Great Salespeople Do

CEO Blog

I have enjoyed a lazy few days (lazy even though there was lots of working out - although lots of food so it likely was a net zero). e-mails and calls have been few. My productivity is actually quite low. Or perhaps my important productivity is quite high. Although I'm not caught my normal frantic pace, I have had some time to think. Part of my thinking led me to my views on being long-term.

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Reach another (higher) level

Jason Womack

Happy New Year! This is the first Monday of 2012. are you ready? If you are coming in to work today with a thought like, "This year, I want to get better," then I have a resource for YOU! It's a book called Mastery , by a teacher named George Leonard. If there are any routines you're looking to build (or change) over the next few weeks, as many of us do at the start of a new year, let Mr.

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What Behavior Do You Want to Change?

Marshall Goldsmith

In my younger days, as a newly minted PhD and executive educator, I would challenge my clients to pick one to three behavior patterns for personal improvement - that is, if they demonstrated a positive change in these practices, they would become more effective leaders. As I grew more experienced, I began to realize that three patterns were too many.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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3 Steps to Managerial-Leadership Innovation. Copying:Understanding:Mastery

Mike Cardus

For progress to be measured and accurately judged amongst teams and managerial-leaders. A standard that is known, shared, agreed-upon and teachable must be established. Contact Mike and we will create this standard and develop metrics, coaching and feedback to make you teams and leaders better. Resulting in increased profit, effectiveness plus people who love the work they do.

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A Manifesto’s Unbridled Power

LDRLB

Manifestos ignite people into action. The best manifestos are so emotionally charged that their catalytic influence can endure for centuries. The Ten Commandments and the Declaration of Independence are good examples. As recently as fifty years ago, an emotional speech delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial established a clear and compelling purpose for American Civil Rights.

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Joe’s Journal: On Tyranny and the Organization

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is the latest post by Joseph A. Maciariello featured in the Joe’s Journal series at the Drucker Exchange (Dx) sponsored by the Drucker Institute. The Dx is a platform for bettering society through effective management and responsible leadership. It is produced by the Drucker Institute, a think tank and action tank based at Claremont [.].

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A Manifesto’s Unbridled Power

LDRLB

'Manifestos ignite people into action. The best manifestos are so emotionally charged that their catalytic influence can endure for centuries. The Ten Commandments and the Declaration of Independence are good examples. As recently as fifty years ago, an emotional speech delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial established a clear and compelling purpose for American Civil Rights.

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10 HR Metrics to Track in 2024

Discover the power of HR metrics. Master recruiting, control skyrocketing labor costs, and reduce turnover rates. Get insights into key metrics like Time-to-Fill, Cost-per-Hire, and Turnover Rate. Equip your business for success in 2024.

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Questioning the Socratic Method

CO2

Socratic Questions. Asking questions often brings to mind Socrates and the Socratic method. Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher who used questions to test the logic of opposing viewpoints during dialogues with his students. He would often begin by defining key terms. His questions usually pointed out the contradictions or weaknesses of his students’ hypotheses before revealing an argument supported by superior logic.

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There is Not Enough Time in the Day for Me to Tell You That Forums Are Not Dead

Managing Communities

photo credit: ra_hurd I like Quora. I really do. But, why is it that I can’t go more than a few days without seeing someone asking, on what is essentially a forum, why forums are dead, how forums can be saved, why people don’t use forums or something similar? I can only answer this question [.].

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Dominant Thoughts

CO2

“Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.” – Soren Kierkegaard.

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One word

Deep Imprints

I was recently challenged to pick just one word to focus on this year. You might find this challenge interesting as well: [link]. My word may not be a year-long word. I do need this word until my brain pathways get fixed. You see, I have discovered that I’ve developed a new mental twitch. When life happens, I have begun anticipating the negative in light of our past.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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4 Simplified Steps to Acheive More in 2012

Ron Edmondson

We often make things more difficult than they have to be. Related posts: Simplified 7-Step Roadmap to Success. Don’t Let 2012 Just Happen: One Way to Be More Efficient. 3 Steps to Jump Start Your Spiritual Life.

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Three Core Questions to Start Your New Year

The Practical Leader

Happy New Year!! May this be your best one yet! The start of a new year is an excellent time to renew and refocus ourselves, our teams, and our organizations. It’s an essential part of centering or grounding ourselves. In The Tao of Leadership: Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching Adapted for a New Age , John Heider writes: “ The leader who is centered and grounded can work with erratic people and critical group situations without harm.

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What the Last Supper taught me about leadership (Guest Post)

Ron Edmondson

This is a guest post by Jeremy Statton. He is an orthopedic surgeon who writes about Living Better Stories. You can follow him on twitter or download a free copy of his eBook Grace Is. What the Last Supper taught me about leadership: One of the most rewarding experiences of my life was viewing Leonardo DaVinci’s masterpiece The Last Supper in person.

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How BIG is your thinking?

My Own Coach

'Do you think conceptually? Or are you busy fighting fires and trying to put them out? If you are fighting fires and concentrating on the day to day running of the business, then ask yourself " is it REALLY your job? " If you consider it is your job, then what are your direct reports there for? It may be time to THINK BIG ! Your role as leader is to set direction, vision and a path for the way ahead.

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2024 Payroll Calendar Templates

These calendars provide pay period dates and paydays for biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll in 2024. Use them as a reminder or share with employees so they can celebrate payday.

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Why You Need a Better Elevator Pitch

Harvard Business Review

For decades, salespeople have practiced something called an "elevator pitch." The idea was that they had to sell themselves and their product or service in the time it took to ride an elevator from the ground to the top floor. Every good salesperson had an "elevator pitch" and could perform it flawlessly at a moment's notice. Today, elevators are much faster and attention spans are much shorter, so you've got to amp up your pitch.